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October 30, 2000---Red Hat Europe, a leader in developing, deploying and managing open source Internet infrastructure, today announced that it is working with Square D Company to design next-generation, Internet-based power management solutions built on Red Hat Embedded Linux.
Much like the Internet experience empowers individual investors to quickly make informed
decisions, Internet-based power management arms corporations with the tools and information necessary to deal with deregulation in the electrical power industry. In addition to the standard metering required of plant engineers, the new Square D POWERLOGIC system using Red Hat
Embedded Linux can collect and deliver critical information to accounting, purchasing and
resource management systems. The POWERLOGIC system also features an intuitive graphical user interface that lets users quickly collect, analyse and respond to power management
conditions.
``Reliability was a key factor in our decision to use embedded Linux in our POWERLOGIC
thin server devices ¾electricity is a critical factor of production that cannot be taken for granted,'' said Andy Foerster, product marketing manager of Square D, which is based in LaVergne, TN. ``Teaming with Red Hat, the industry leader, delivers us the open source expertise necessary to deploy new technology rapidly and efficiently to our customers.''
Working with key semiconductor providers, original equipment manufacturers (OEM's) and
operators, Red Hat is focused on bringing to market embedded platforms that are deployed and managed with customisable and scalable Internet-based services that improve the reliability,
security and performance of Internet-connected appliances.
``Our partnership with Square D demonstrates the growth, power and ubiquity of Red Hat Linux solutions,'' said Paul McNamara, vice president, Products and Platforms for Red Hat. ``Today, Red Hat Linux is capable of providing a complete end-to-end solution required in uniting remote devices with centralised computers.''
About Square D
Located in LaVergne, Tenn., the Power Management Organisation was created within Square D in 1989 to develop, design and market power monitoring and control systems and analytical
services. The Power Management Organisation offers a full range of products and services,
including power monitoring hardware and software, lighting control hardware and software and a variety of engineering services.
Square D is a leading manufacturer and supplier of electrical distribution, automation and
industrial control products, systems and services and is a key business of Schneider North America one of four geographic entities of Schneider Electric, headquartered in Paris, France. The company's four master brands Square D, Telemecanique, Merlin Gerin and Modicon -- are available from distributors around the world.
The full line of electrical distribution equipment includes circuit breakers, load centers,
panelboards, switchboards, low and medium voltage switchgear, unit substations, transformers, safety switches, busway and wire management and power monitoring equipment. Services include equipment maintenance and repair as well as maintenance contracts and power management services.
For more information visit the Square D POWERLOGIC web site at www.powerlogic.com
Red Hat, Inc.
Founded in 1994, Red Hat (Nasdaq:RHAT), is the leader in development,
deployment and management of Linux and open source solutions for
Internet infrastructure ranging from small embedded devices to high
availability clusters and secure web servers. In addition to the
award-winning Red Hat Linux server operating system, Red Hat is the
principle provider of GNU-based developer tools and support solutions
for a wide variety of embedded processors. Red Hat provides run-time
solutions, developer tools, Linux kernel expertise and offers support
and engineering services to organizations in all embedded and Linux
markets.
Red Hat applies its technological leadership to create open source
solutions for all points on the Internet and in pervasive computing
environments, offers services backed by the best understanding of open
source and the most comprehensive resources, and delivers the brand of a widely trusted open source leader and corporate partner. Red Hat offers users one single, trusted point of contact and a common platform for developing, deploying and managing open source across the Internet and
devices that connect to the Internet.
Red Hat Europe was established in July 1999 with its European
headquarters based in Surrey, United Kingdom and offices throughout
Europe. Red Hat Linux is sold and supported through a number of major
distribution and industry partners throughout Europe and from
www.europe.redhat.com/shop
Red Hat Linux was named InfoWorld's Product of the Year for four years
in a row, was given a productivity accolade in Software
Development's Jolt Awards, was named an environment/desktop finalist in
the Ziff-Davis European Excellence Awards, won the editor's
choice awards from the Linux Journal and Australian Personal Computing
magazines, and won the `Just Plain Cool' award from Australian
Personal Computing magazine. At March's LinuxWorld Expo, more than 8,000
members of the Linux community voted Red Hat a
`LinuxWorld Favourite'. Red Hat Linux recently won a Product Excellence
award from Software Development Magazine.
LINUX is a trademark of Linus Torvalds. RED HAT is a registered
trademark of Red Hat, Inc. UNIX is a registered trademark of The Open
Group. All other names and trademarks are the property of their
respective owners.
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